Rockets Prone to Another Second-Half Collapse in 113-104 Loss to Wolves
Same Old Story. Ant World. Switching Locales.
It was the same old story for the Houston Rockets on Saturday night, as they lost to the Timberwolves, 113-104. The defeat gives Houston their 13th in a row, and 18 losses in their last 19 games overall. The Rockets once again led any double-digits in the second half, and let their opponent rally for a victory. Houston was outscored by 11 points in the second half, after securing a 2 point lead at halftime. Once that dreadful eight minute mark of the third quarter hit, the Rockets ran out of gas.
Alperen Sengun led the Rockets with 19 points and 16 rebounds. Anthony Edwards did the majority of the damage for Minnesota. Edwards scored a whopping 44 points, and took control and seemed to score where he wanted, when he wanted. Edwards even posterized Sengun twice, displaying his amazing athleticism and dunking ability. Houston will need to focus heavily on Edwards defensively if they want to win the rematch on Monday night. The Rockets also need to improve their free throw shooting, as they had their worst performance from the charity stripe all season on Saturday night.
These two teams will square off again, this time back in Houston, on Monday night. The Rockets will aim to out four quarters together for the first time since December 26th, the day of their last victory. Houston is in one of the worst slumps in franchise history. Sooner or later, pride has to kick in for these young players. They have to be tired of losing every game in essentially the same fashion.